The Dred Scott Decision: Crash Course Black American History #16

[@mariaantoinette3958]

“Let’s keep going before I get in trouble.” I felt that.

[@toadstoolpidgin]

You are so good at keeping an even tone and not making your personal feelings obvious. This one musta been real tough

[@animuszen136]

I’m not gonna lie, I was excited for this series when it first came out, but I think I can say with some confidence. That I and many others were worried that it wouldn’t live up to the hype. Never have I been so happy to be so wrong. Keep doing the good work of true patriots who love this country and it’s promise to all people that their rights be granted and secured, may the work bear fruits recognized to be the result of the work of those often forgotten.

[@tpspeed]

This is something that I never learned about in school. I'm incredibly glad for having this course for moments like this. Thank you.

[@alyssarodriguez4227]

I have learned more about Black American History from CrashCourse and Clint Smith than any teachers I had growing up. Thank you so much for this. We must know the tragic decisions our country has made and acknowledge them if we are ever going to make a change. Thank you again these are the history lessons that teachers should've spent more time on.

[@RKO1988]

People talking about how awesome the Supreme Court is should look at this case and the one against Plessy vs Ferguson

[@NotApplicable1123]

Heard this decision referenced several times, never learned this much about it. Thank you.

[@milesjolly6173]

7:14 I was feeling the same thing just then. I wanted to use some choice four letter words to describe Taney, but decided against it. I can’t imagine how African Americans at the time must have felt when they heard of the ruling.

[@younggabriel]

This case hits hard every time.

[@tysonb1460]

Amazing job on presenting this. This is what we should have been taught in school when I was younger.

[@cedricvelarde]

Taney seemed to be the worst chief justice

[@jamesc.lockwood3810]

It might have been helpful to cite the 2 dissenting opinions in Scott V Sanford to help show that Blacks were considered citizens of the US in some states, proving that Taney was factually incorrect in his obiter dictum.

[@dlanska]

I thought this was a wonderful presentation. But what happened to Dred Scott and his family after this decision? The on-line material also leaves this out. They get to the decision and then we don't learn how things transpired in later years for this pivotal family.

[@LeeSwen]

A "... deeply shameful moment in American history." Thank you for telling the story of the Dred Scott Decision.

[@peope1976]

I'm shivering with rage. (And I'm a white Swede)

[@The1SuperAtheist]

This man has more integrity, honor, class and intelligence than the majority of our former Supreme Court Justices combined and multiplied. Black Americans were treated horribly throughout history and imo should receive an apology and reparations. I believe just in the fact that the US government built the Middle class and entirely left out the black community is enough to deserve reparations and an formal apology by the United States Government. My second great grandfather fought for the confederate army during the Civil War. I am ashamed of that. Idk what kind of man he was but I can only assume he was at the minimum morally bankrupt.

[@VergilRenata]

Felt that sigh at 7:11

[@patrickcarpenter4524]

how do you know when you have an abhorrent social policy? when you have to establish technicalities that are absurd and absurdly cruel: case in point: if an enslaved man passes through free country, can he be considered free while in free country? If an enslaved man has one foot in a free state and one in a slave state, how much of the body is free? it reminds me of the bureaucratic insidiousness of the Wannsee Conference on Jewishness and the Final Solution. Thank you very much for this video.

[@canaisyoung3601]

I wish you guys were around in 2003 when I had to study the Dredd Scott case as part of my Problems with Democracy class (yes, it was actually called that. It was a high school class, not college).

[@dianagibbs3550]

Thank you, again, for this work. I know it's hard and I'm so glad you're doing it. I hope this course becomes a must-watch part of high school for a lot of America.

[@rainb5987]

That's the most painful Supreme Court case I've ever heard

[@georgefitzhugh6455]

Very informative. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@nileshkumaraswamy2711]

Ah yes the worst US supreme court decision in history, really saying something give it's history.

[@michelleshaw5817]

Excellent, thank you, for your dignity and honor in telling the truth about this tragic historical incident.

[@malcolmclay9856]

Thanks for creating this crash course it will be alot more helpful to learn considering all these attacks on CRT

[@YarnieGirl]

Thank you for a clear and concise explanation of the Dred Scott decision.

[@RamboKingz23]

Another fantastic educational content 💯 The beginning is something I always thought about being an American

[@themugx]

i love that the host isn’t going to fast and isn’t being to happy during when he’s talking about millions of people being enslaved but not too sad, just the right amount, black american history is a sad, and inspirational roller coaster ;D

[@mattphillips3755]

I love you and what you're doing, Dr. Smith.

[@shelleysprinkle873]

Thank you Professor Clint!!!!!!!

[@roderickgathings740]

Excellent research!!!!!!

[@BigDaddy136]

" I have a lot of feelings about Taney". Me too

[@user-sg5om4id2g]

Helpful video, thanks!

[@Wesblumarine]

Great video! Thank you for making this!

[@greendalek303]

7:11 Wow. Respect. 😢

[@GamingWorld-oz1hr]

I have watched most of your vedios ,it helps a lot

[@theateroftheabsurd2168]

I just moved to the saint Louis area. I'll make some lemonade.... Illinois seems chill

[@JohnDavis_90]

Has it been overturned yet?

[@bigtrey914]

Good video

[@tempedweller1]

We deep inhaled/exhaled at the exact same moment.

[@trevinowilliams]

I'm reading Cotton is King by E.N.Elliott..can you give me a clear understanding..Thanks

[@b4uhe]

Ty for helping me

[@LawnBunny777]

I'm white and feel so much anger over this as well! Thank you for this video! Any person regardless of color should be upset by this, any person with half a brain anyway!

[@CamiloSanchez1979]

The system was awfully rigged from the beginning.

[@Sunlight_Moonbeams]

thanks

[@bigtone3983]

Fred had no “status” as a Blackman.

[@frankwhite3659]

How ridiculous is this case in the first place in the overall scheme of things,in the courts trying to figure out if a human being,who was ACTUALLY OWNED by another person........should be free........SMFH!!!

[@AHGChicagoIL]

THIS!!!🔥

[@someonenew439]

Dred Scott vs Sanford is a tale of the shortcomings of judicial activism. This would have never been ruled this way if the judges all practiced originalism.

[@vez9595]

👏🏾

[@curiodyssey3867]

Woo let's goooo!

[@kclark12345]

🐍🥷🏾🇺🇸🙂

[@CrazeLegs07]

Because say Taney ain’t ish,.. On God..

[@humphrydc]

Taney LLLL

[@humphrydc]

uglahhh

[@03303j]

pls talk faster

[@shelleysprinkle873]

I am so thankful for your teaching Mr Clint🦚💕